Pedagrade for Word · early access
Add Pedagrade to Word today.
Pedagrade for Word is on its way to Microsoft's add-in store. Until it's listed, add it yourself in about a minute: download one small file and tell Word where it is.
pedagrade-word.xml · the same add-in that's in Microsoft's review, signed in to your Pedagrade account
Word on the web Fastest
Works with any Microsoft account, work or personal.
- Open a document in Word on the web
Go to office.com, open Word, and open your design document or storyboard (or a blank one).
- Upload the add-in file
On the Home tab, click Add-ins, then Advanced at the bottom of the list. In the window that opens, click Upload My Add-in at the top right and pick the file you downloaded. On a narrow window, Add-ins sits under the … menu at the end of the ribbon.
Home›Add-ins›Advanced›Upload My Add-in - Start writing
Pedagrade opens beside your document. Sign in and keep writing: when you pause, it checks the section you just changed.
Word for Mac
- Open Word's add-in folder
In Finder, choose Go › Go to Folder, paste this, and press Return:
~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Documents/wefIf Finder says the folder doesn't exist, go to
~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Documentsand make a new folder there namedwef. - Put the add-in file in it
Drag
pedagrade-word.xmlfrom Downloads into that folder. - Quit Word and open it again
Quit completely with Command-Q, then reopen your design document or storyboard.
- Open Pedagrade
On the Home tab, open Add-ins. Pedagrade is listed under Developer Add-ins.
Home›Add-ins›Pedagrade
Word for Windows
Two commands. You don't need administrator rights, and they only touch your own Word.
- Open PowerShell
Press the Windows key, type PowerShell, and press Enter.
- Paste these two lines
The first downloads the add-in file. The second tells Word where it is.
iwr https://pedagrade.com/word/pedagrade-word.xml -OutFile "$env:USERPROFILE\pedagrade-word.xml" reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\WEF\Developer" /v Pedagrade /t REG_SZ /d "$env:USERPROFILE\pedagrade-word.xml" /f - Quit Word and open it again
Close every Word window, then reopen your design document or storyboard.
- Open Pedagrade
On the Home tab, open Add-ins. Pedagrade is listed under Developer Add-ins.
Home›Add-ins›Pedagrade
Rather not use PowerShell? Use Word on the web for now, or email us and we'll walk you through it.
For a whole team
Your Microsoft 365 admin can add Pedagrade for everyone at once, and it shows up in Word for each person on its own. No store listing needed.
- Open Integrated apps
In the Microsoft 365 admin center, go to Settings, then Integrated apps, and choose Upload custom apps.
Settings›Integrated apps›Upload custom apps - Point it at Pedagrade
Choose Office Add-in, then Provide link to manifest file, and paste:
https://app.pedagrade.com/word/manifest.xml - Pick who gets it
Assign it to your designers and deploy. It can take a few hours to appear in their Word.
Questions from IT about data and privacy? The trust and security page covers it, and team pricing is per seat.
Good to know
You'll be able to search for Pedagrade under Home › Add-ins. If you added it from this page, you're already set: nothing to redo.
Word signs in to the same Pedagrade account as Google Docs, Claude, ChatGPT, and the website. Your courses follow you.
Pedagrade runs on its own hardware. Your course is never sent to any outside AI company.
Stuck on a step? Email support@pedagrade.com and we'll get you set up. Using Google Docs instead? Add it to Google Docs.